fascioliasis

English

hypertrophy of bile ducts in liver caused by Fasciola hepatica (liver section of an infested goat)

Etymology

From Fasciola +‎ -iasis (“denoting disease”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fəˌsi əˈlaɪ ə sɪs, -ˌsaɪ-/

Noun

fascioliasis (countable and uncountable, plural fascioliases)

1. (pathology) infestation with liver flukes (of genus Fasciola)

Synonyms

• fasciolosis, fasciolasis, distomatosis, liver rot

Translations

infestation with liver flukes

• Dutch: leverbotziekte f, distomatose f, ongans (nl) n
• Hungarian: májmételykór
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• Japanese: 肝蛭症 (かんてつしょう, kantetsushō)
• Portuguese: fasciolose f, fasciolíase f